Pomona Community House, will join with the Australian Rugmakers Guild and Sunshine Coast Rug Crafters and Fibre Art Group, will host the Rag Rug Mini-Expo. The event will be held from 9am-2pm in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The rag rag is unique for being ubiquitous. From the High Atlas Mountains to the Scandinavian archipelagos, ...

LEARN a traditional craft in a historic setting next week at the Birmingham Back to Backs Rag Rug workshop. The workshop will be held at the National Trust property on Friday 13th April, at 10.30am ...

A one-day class on rag rug making will be offered at New River Community and Technical College’s Nicholas County Campus this month. Students will learn how to make ...

While most people moan about the recession, one group of women are enjoying the return to the more economical make-do-and-mend mindset. While most people moan about the recession, one group of women ...

Fabric scraps are something that many people have laying around, but what are they supposed to do with them? Using the rags can be as easy as making a rag rug. 1. Cut fabric into strips, about 1/2 by ...

A rug made using techniques dating back to the Second World War has brightened up the interior of a school. The decoration, which has been hung on a wall at Parkwood Primary School, in Keighley, is a ...

After World War II and a stint in the Army, I came back to my job. Instead of 72 hours a week, my work week was 40 hours. I found it difficult to support my five children and my wife. I looked around ...

It’s the ultimate make-do-and-mend, creating rugs from old fabrics. Bernice Davison has a go with her bodger. Fabric of our lives: textile artist Debbie Siniska in the West Dean workshop with some ...

A man who believes he has the largest collection of East Anglian rag rugs wants them to be on permanent display in the town they came from. John Miller has collected his 80 colourful rugs from Diss ...